OCVIBE Introduces Cox Business as Founding Master Technology Partner
Anaheim’s mixed-use entertainment district, OCVIBE, partners with Cox Business to deliver cutting-edge Wi-Fi services, enhancing the guest experience and revolutionizing in-game technology at Honda Center
ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 17, 2024—Today, OCVIBE announced Cox Business, as its founding Master Technology Partner. Cutting-edge connectivity is an essential component of the technology investments OCVIBE, Honda Center, and the Anaheim Ducks have made to provide an unparalleled guest experience. Cox Business’ state-of-the-art Wi-Fi technology, which goes live today, will be available for all guests attending upcoming events at Honda Center.
Cox Business role as the official partner of OCVIBE, the Anaheim Ducks, and Honda Center encompasses the installation of 434 new Access Points throughout Honda Center, ensuring top-tier Wi-Fi coverage and comprehensive services including voice, data, video and cloud solutions. These new enhancements will provide guests with ultra-fast internet speeds, enhanced app engagement, streamlined venue entry, and quicker transaction time.
“We take the guest experience at our venues and events seriously, and this partnership will bring to life our goal of providing pioneering experiences, connections and discovery to all who visit,” said Graham Siderius, Chief Partnerships Officer for OCVIBE. “What’s available starting today is just a taste of the connected future district and community that OCVIBE will become with the help of Cox Business.”
Cox is also aligned with OCVIBE’s mission to support the Orange County community. Since 1999, Cox Charities, Cox’s employee funded foundation has awarded over a million dollars in community grants to local nonprofits. In 2023, Cox pledged nearly $20M in public service announcement (PSA) airtime for nonprofit partners across Orange County.
"We are thrilled to partner with OCVIBE, the Anaheim Ducks, and Honda Center to generate an unparalleled fan experience," said Jodi Duva, Cox Business Vice President of Sales, California. “Our commitment to technological innovation and community support will help shape the future of entertainment in Orange County."
OCVIBE is anchored by the iconic Honda Center, home of the Anaheim Ducks, and is set to transform 100 acres in Anaheim into a vibrant, walkable district designed to bring surrounding communities together at the intersection of culture and entertainment. As OCVIBE continues to grow, Cox’s cutting-edge technology can provide complimenting services for expansion projects and future-looking enhancements.
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through technology. As the largest private broadband company in America, we operate fiber-powered networks in more than 30 states, providing connections and advanced cloud and managed IT services for nearly seven million homes and businesses nationwide. We're dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that make each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.
The commercial division of Cox Communications, Cox Business, provides a broad commercial solutions portfolio, including advanced managed IT and fiber-based network solutions that support connected environments, unique hospitality experiences and diverse applications for nearly 370,000 businesses nationwide. For more information, please visit www.coxbusiness.com.
About OCVIBE
OCVIBE is a vibrant entertainment district at the heart of Anaheim in Orange County, California. Currently in development by the Samueli Family and OC Sports and Entertainment (OCSE), OCVIBE will reimagine the downtown experience by turning 100 acres in Anaheim into an easily accessible, walkable district designed to bring surrounding communities together at the intersection of culture and entertainment. OCVIBE will surround Honda Center with serene park space and introduce a broad selection of eclectic dining options, concerts and nightlife, and a rotation of immersive entertainment experiences not found elsewhere in Orange County. Open now in the OCVIBE district is Honda Center, home of the Anaheim Ducks. For more information, visit ocvibe.com.
About Honda Center Located in the heart of Orange County, Honda Center has remained a premier entertainment and sports venue since its opening in 1993. Home to the 2007 Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, the arena hosts a variety of events, including sold-out concerts, family entertainment, and thrilling sports competitions. Over the past three decades, Honda Center has remained an iconic and beloved destination for live entertainment in Southern California with over 4,500 events and 45 million guests, paving the way for an even more exciting future. It will serve as the anchor of the innovative OCVIBE, a 100-acre one-of-a-kind, immersive district designed to bring people together through shared experiences.
About the Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks were born in 1992 and played their first-ever game on Oct. 8, 1993 at Honda Center (then Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim). One of 32 NHL franchises located throughout the United States and Canada, the Ducks have played to over 90% capacity crowds in their history at the 17,174-seat Honda Center. On June 20, 2005, the Ducks franchise was purchased by Orange County residents Henry and Susan Samueli. By securing the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history in 2007, the club also became the first team from California to win hockey’s ultimate prize. The Ducks have reached the Conference Finals five times (2003, 2006, 2007, 2015 & 2017) and the Stanley Cup Final twice (2003 & 2007). The club has won six Pacific Divisions titles in franchise history, including five straight from 2013-17.
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